Target Portfolio Larger Than Expected, but May Be of Lower Quality
China Overseas Land and Investments, or COLI, has released the details of its CITIC deal. The target portfolio now consists of 32 million square...
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Low Rates for Longer - Asian Banks
Interest rates will remain lower, for longer. For banks with excess liquidity, this means margin pressure. We look at HSBC and STAN where liquidity...
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Summary and Implications of Recent BIS Guidelines
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has been busy over the past five months. For those not incredibly adept at managing BIS news flow...
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Hong Kong Beats Moody's but Loses Big
On March 31, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal largely upheld the findings of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) against...
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Moody's Vs SFC - A Dark Day for Hong Kong?
I have had the highest respect of SFC but it may be a dark day for those who engage in the practice of financial research and due diligence with...
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